Hair curlers



May 5, 1959 N. L. SOLOMON HAIR CURLERS Filed June 5, 1957 INVENTOR./Vfi7'H/HV L. SOLO/10M United States Patent HAIR CURLERS Nathan L.Solomon, Englewood, NJ.

' Application June 5, 1957, Serial No. 663,771

4 Claims. (Cl. 132-42) This invention relates to devices for use incurling the hair. More particularly, the invention deals with anopenwork curler body having a contracted central portion and flaredring-like end portions, with an elastic or other hair holding memberattached to one end portion of the curler body and detachable andadjustable with respect to the other end portion thereof, therebyproviding a wide range of securement of a swatch of hair wound upon thecurler body.

The novel features of the invention will be best understood from thefollowing description, when taken together with the accompanyingdrawing, in which certain embodiments of the invention are disclosedand, in which, the separate parts are designated by suitable referencecharacters in each of the views and, in which:

Fig. l is a side view of the curler body only and illustrating,diagrammatically, end portions only of the body in full lines.

Fig. 2 is a broken longitudinal enlarged sectional view of the curlerassemblage, illustrating the elastic band in operative position andomitting all background showing of the openwork portion of the curlerbody, the ends and central portion of the curler body only beingdiagrammatically illustrated; and

Fig. 3 is a section on the line 3-3 of Fig. 2 showing part of the end ofthe curler body in elevation.

In practice, I provide a tubular curler body 10, preferably composed ofmolded plastics, the body portion being contracted centrally, as seen at11 in Fig. 2, and having outwardly flared collar or ring ends 12 and 13.The body, intermediate the ring ends-12 and 13, is made of openworkstructure by intersecting cross-ribs, forming more or lessdiamond-shaped openings, as diagrammatically seen at 14 in Fig. 1. Partsof the ribs forming the openings 14 are diagrammatically illustrated insection at 15 in Fig. 2 of the drawing simply to illustrate that theribs are preferably rounded on their outer surfaces.

The ring end 12 has a plurality of circumferentially spaced apertures16, four being indicated in the accompanying drawing. However,additional apertures can be provided if desired. These apertures haveoutwardly flared entrance passages 17 to facilitate forcible passage ofthe hair holding band or member 18 into the apertures 16, as indicatedat the left of Fig. 2.

The band or member 18 is composed of rubber or an extensible plastic andhas, at one end, a shallow conical mounting head 19, the cone extendingin the direction of the member 18, as clearly noted, so that theperipheral end 20 of the head can seat in an annular channel 21 formedbetween inner and outer inwardly extending circumferential projectionsor ribs 22 and 23 on the ring end 13. [n the construction shown, themember 18 extends integrally from the recessed surface of the head 19.

It will thus be seen that, by pressing the head 19 into the body throughthe ring 13, the walls of the head 19 will flex past the rib 23 and thenexpand into the channel 21 and, thus, be securely held againstaccidental displacenent from the ring 13.

. 2,884,932 Patented May .5, 1959 It is preferred that the head 19 havea plurality of circumferentially spaced apertures 24 for circulation ofair through the curler body to assist in drying a swatch of hair woundthereon.

The other end portion of the band or member 18 has a plurality of spacedcollar portions 25, which are adapted to be positioned so as to engagethe inner and/or outer surface of the ring end 12 to retain said endportion of the band or member 18 against accidental displacement. Theterminal end of the b and or member has a fingerpiece 26 in the form ofan enlarged ring to facilitate manual attachment and detachment of theend portion of the band or member 18 with the ring end 12 of the curler.

Centrally of the body 10 is preferably formed a transverse bracing wall27, apertured as seen at 28, to complete the circulation of air throughthe curler. This structure can also be utilized for mounting of othertypes of hair retaining bands or members, which would be attached to thewall 27 and extend out through the end ring 13, as will be apparent.

In the use of the curler, the fingerpiece end portion of the band ormember 18 is detached from the ring 12, the swatch is wound around thebody 10, after which, the band or member'18 is passed over the hairwound upon the body 10 and the fingerpiece end attached to the ring 12,as diagrammatically seen in Fig. 2.

In some instances, it will be apparent that the portion of the band ormember 18, between the ring ends 12 and 13, may assume a curved contour,particularly if a relatively large amount of hair is wound upon the body10.

Having fully described my invention, what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent is:

1. In a hair curler having an outwardly flared tubular end portion, withinwardly projecting means in the bore of said end portion, a hairretaining member of flexible material, said member having a flexiblehead, at one end portion thereof, adapted to be inserted into said endportion of the curler body and flexed over said means to extend into thebore of said end portion, said head then expanding to engage said meansin retaining said member against accidental displacement from said endportion of the curler, and said member having, at the other end portionthereof, means engaging the other end portion of the curler body inretaining said member in operative position longitudinally of the curlerbody.

2. In a hair curler having an outwardly flared tubular end portion, withinwardly projecting means in the bore of said end portion, a hairretaining member of flexible material, said member having a flexiblehead, at one end portion thereof, adapted to be inserted into said endportion of the curler body and flexed over said means to extend into thebore of said end portion, said head then expanding to engage said meansin retaining said member against accidental displacement from said endportion of the curler, said member having, at the other end portionthereof, means engaging the other end portion of the curler body inretaining said member in operative position longitudinally of the curlerbody, said head being in the form of a shallow cone, and said memberintegrally joining the head and extending from the recessed surface ofthe head.

3. In a hair curler having an outwardly flared tubular end portion, withinwardly projecting means in the bore of said end portion, a hairretaining member of flexible material, said member having a flexiblehead, at one end portion thereof, adapted to be inserted into said endportion of the curler body and flexed over said means to extend into thebore of said end portion, said head then expanding to engage said meansin retaining said member against accidental displacement from said endportion of the curler, said member having, at the other end portionthereof, means engaging the other end portion of the curler body 'inretaining said member in operative position longitudinally of the curlerbody, said head being in the form of a shallow cone, said memberintegrally joining the head and extending from the recessed surface ofthe head, and said head having circumferentially spaced apertures.

4. In a hair curler having an outwardly flared tubular end portion, withinwardly projecting means in the bore of said end portion, a hairretaining member of flexible material, said member having a 'flexiblehead, at one end portion thereof, adapted to beinserted into said endportion of the curler body and flexed over said means to extend into thebore of said end portion, said head then expanding to engage said meansin retaining said member against accidental displacement from said endportion of the curler-,aaid member having, at the other end portionthereof, means engaging the other end portion of the curler body inretaining said member in operative position longitudinally of the curlerbody, the central portion of the curler body having a transverse bracingwall, and said wall having an aperture therein exposed to both endportions of said body.

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